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| A substance that produces or causes. |
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| Hard, horny tissue, or keratin. |
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| Difficult; painful; abnormal. |
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| Basal cell carcinoma, a common type of skin cancer. |
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| Biopsy, the surgical removal of tissue for examination. |
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| Culture and sensitivity, a test to identify the specific bacteria in a skin infection and determine which antibiotics can treat it. |
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| Dermatology, the medical field focused on the skin. |
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| Intradermal, meaning "within the skin." Refers to injections given between the epidermis and dermis. |
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| Incision and drainage, a procedure to treat an abscess by cutting it open and draining the pus. |
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| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a type of staph infection that is resistant to common antibiotics. |
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| Squamous cell carcinoma, another common type of skin cancer. |
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| Systemic lupus erythematosus, an autoimmune disease that often affects the skin. |
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| Subcutaneous, or "sub-Q," meaning "below the skin." Refers to injections given into the fatty tissue beneath the dermis. |
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| Transdermal, meaning "across the skin." Refers to medications delivered via patches. |
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| Esterly-McKusick syndrome: |
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| Also known as stiff skin syndrome, it is a rare disease characterized by hardening of the skin and limited joint mobility. |
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| An uncommon rash that causes small, itchy bumps to form on the trunk of the body. |
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| An inherited skin disorder that causes blistering lesions, most often on the neck, armpits, and groin. |
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| A type of cancer that causes lesions to grow in the skin, lymph nodes, and internal organs. |
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